‘This page has been archived and is no longer updated theatureeoueaTion Knowledge Project Pera Sal Basic EARTH SYSTEMS | Lead Ealtor: Figen Mokik B Green Sahara: African Humid Periods Paced by Earth's Orbital Changes By: Peter B. deMenocal & Jessica E. Tierney © 2012 Nature Education Citation: deMenocal,P-8. & Tierney, JE. (2012) Green Sahara: African Humid Nature Education Knowledge X(0)12 RGM HGHS © Paleoclimate and archaeological evidence tells us that, 11,000-5,000 years ago, the Earth's stow orbital 'wobble' transformed today's Sahara desert to a land covered with vegetation and lakes. ma Aa Aa ‘Ast coset by caravan Rom Tia Tinta hen 80s, Be German ect Her Bar bce ts European lo or hana ioe Saban eck perangs a arrengs win we row ow ata ack oe AEA Hur Pata un ase oss Neh Ara Wn pha olan 8.00 sa 00 yar ag. 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Let nase eae om vegan sounding Pena a verso yw neal snes heey ate we peered, ThedD value Rees seen yf wy 0 tr Dg ain aa as i i yg vt nay an arth NR alow a Saar uch cn is ote elt nD es ome Tanga vero Dy ais bbe 00a 00 yee ao. hts vale near conde awe a plarty secre tra th tle a, 2006 ema, 211), Lk te Sear et caer he taton an leant ena pore ts On the Timing and Abruptness of the African Humid Period Transitions Aout can lect cod sho in igus 2 3 onset corer sere lhe Aan Hur Poo, eran ib dot he AP may the eon sjreenaus eas alot No Aiea etmarn ef a, 202; Razer Kel, 205 or arth Maynor abn (eg Fie Sanda) veya For ero pale ‘neal peorgeisen changein ne esa Sear eta fom acd cra om Laka Ys rts Cha osarerta tu er fami cnr etnen 53 (ipa ta, 208A, aac olaecrytgel ne pleco at tom he conor nao ater te oth Ep are i ee et (San a Eat i: Heenarn Of, 202 Kupar rt Kiel, 2005, en Stn net at en ot fe heir wa me-areraie mh y (ness ever fh aspera be srctronou uae mich Roth nt ae Aca th esrance hy condone cdr ne Younger Oye pen 78-11.00 yon gp who at onan ovale eve much he othr aright nary ovr re Nath Ari ewan nie 2 (ase, 200; Bosca, 205 dliercat 2000 Sw eta, 205: Try ta, 206 Tn a, 208, Vela a, 206, Clr atl hve cereed l avnd Neh Alacer wean At ronson lon ae abc ahr ng ot, 209) ‘ne of esa ep he Alien Hui Pi rt Nor An hr tiny ae ul overt Hosen te, 2 Kt an pa 208 Nth Ana ty compat apts eg ha fu AHP ly tal, 1B) appt th ond hategaar courte ht rere cen arate (rumancy oat, hep an goats Hosanna, 200%; kuparand Kp, 200) There ar agen Pe epctimprecton of hs Twas another on prone cabs ab he Ni ie pete ates an sed ef asa ovat contr Ripa Kal, 208), Summary ‘eda et Pie rai et sia eters let wpe we cr Eun ah Tega Bet ‘moors tnowtan team arrange ar pesionm tsps crus mes cowesinngacror name eter torrcn arn aa noha aan parce wa aalbily oy suanabilya Funan pops, ante carla ala sho mer eats incl erent args eof comple, tan les ellnse 201 Kuper ar Kia, 2005, References and Recommended Reading ‘ts, J dane Pangea 6. 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